Women in Media and History

Imperial Woman is a historical novel by Pearl S. Buck about the life of Empress Cixi of China. The title has a typo ('Imperail' should be 'Imperial'). Homer wrote Greek epics, Karl Marx wrote on political economy, and Kalidasa wrote Sanskrit epics.

The Sands of Time is a novel by American author Sidney Sheldon (spelled correctly as one word, not Sydney). Leo Tolstoy wrote War and Peace, Surdas was a blind Hindu poet-saint, and Jane Austen wrote Pride and Prejudice and other Regency-era novels.

Amrita Shergill was a renowned Indian painter known for her evocative portraits and modernist style. She is often called India's Frida Kahlo and is considered one of the most important women artists of the 20th century in India. Musician and tennis player are clearly incorrect.

Sergei Dvortsevoy director of Tulpan,' a film from Kazakhstan which was receved Golden Pea Cock had received Silver Pea Cock with a prize money of Rs.15 lakhs 

At the end of the 20th century Life listed Oprah Gail Winfrey as both the most influential woman and the most influential black person of her generation, and in a cover story profile the magazine called her "America's most powerful woman".

  Alexandria Mills won Miss World 2010 title.

Sappho was a renowned Greek poet from the island of Lesbos, celebrated for her lyrical poetry that beautifully expressed themes of love, passion, and nature. Cyrus was Persian, Sophocles a male tragedian, and Shih-Hwang Ti Chinese - none were Greek women poets.

Sally Ride became the first American woman in space when she flew aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983. Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space overall (Soviet), but Ride was the first American. The other options came later.

Florence Nightingale is called the 'Lady with the Lamp' because she would make rounds at night to check on wounded soldiers during the Crimean War. She is celebrated as the founder of modern nursing.

Joan of Arc is known as the 'Maid of Orleans' because of her pivotal role in lifting the Siege of Orleans during the Hundred Years' War. She is a national heroine of France and a Catholic saint.

Rosanna Davison, representing Ireland, was crowned Miss World 2003 in Sanya, China. She is the daughter of the famous musician Chris de Burgh.

Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, became the first senior member of the British Royal Family to be convicted of a criminal offense in modern times. In 2002, she pleaded guilty to a charge under the Dangerous Dogs Act after her English bull terrier bit two children in Windsor Great Park. She was fined 500 pounds and ordered to pay compensation and costs.

Saint Helena, the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great, is credited with finding the True Cross and founding many churches in the Holy Land, earning her the title of mother of Christianity in some traditions.